Gradius lives: Konami denies 'cancellation' rumor
Yesterday's overblown rumor regarding a spree of "cancellations" at Konami's Japanese headquarters have proven to be quite untrue. Konami has stated that all the previously listed games, including Gradius and the Wii's eagerly anticipated "Action Adventure 2," are still in the works. The chopped release lists printed in the pages of Famitsu and Dengeki have been attributed to simple error. Unfortunately for fans of first-person shooters, Konami did not have a Phoenix Down to spare for Coded Arms: Assault.
[Thanks DBX00, yimtaka.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Magic Ketchup @ Jan 12th 2007 10:00AM
Thank goodness! Don't kill Gradius! IREM killed R-Type and I am still unhappy about it.
Fred T @ Jan 12th 2007 10:14AM
They should make Gradius a downloadable game... no need for a side scrolling shooter to be on a BD nowadays.
Demaar @ Jan 12th 2007 10:20AM
Thank Goodness! I'm hoping that either "New" Roleplaying Game (PS3) or Roleplaying Game (Wii) is a Suikoden title.
Considering one says new while the other doesn't, I'm leaning toward the one on Wii being Suikoden. Would kinda suck since I kinda want the series on one console, but Suikoden has never been cutting edge graphically, so I wouldn't mind THAT much picking it up on Wii.
Michael (( QUESTION of the DAY ! )) @ Jan 12th 2007 10:49AM
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FANTASTIC NEWS! Always happy to hear when their ISN'T a cancellation. Whether the games are hot or not, giving us more choices is always great : )
Michael !
QUESTION of the DAY!
PuniPuniSakura @ Jan 12th 2007 12:09PM
uh, Coded Arms' cancellation is good news for FPS fans, having another FPS worse than Daikatana's never a good thing, and Coded Arms was one of the few and shameful
Final Prototype @ Jan 12th 2007 12:29PM
Is it at all possible that "Action Adventure 2" could be the sequel to Elebits? Publishers seem to be pushing follow-ups closer and closer togeather lately so it's not too much of a stretch.
Pag @ Jan 12th 2007 12:33PM
Great! The original Action Adventure 1 was great, I've been looking forward to its sequel for years now. I was quite disappointed to hear it was canceled. Action Adventure 2 is still on track, so I hope it lives up to the hype!
apoc06 @ Jan 12th 2007 2:11PM
It's a shame.
Coded arms had promise. The PSP version was just a bit crippled by the PSP layout. I wanted to see what Konami could do with Coded Arms on a console. The premise of the game is solid, I just hope they take it back to the drawing board and put some serious effort into it. With a little extra originality and ingenuity, Coded Arms could make for a stand out FPS in the era of WWII games and Halos.
PuniPuniSakura @ Jan 12th 2007 8:16PM
the controls were fine, what wasn't was the fact that under the "infinite levels" guise was the fact that there were just 3 different levels in the game, irritating enemies, rediculous weapons, and annoyances numbering in the hundreds
you know what would really stand out in this era? a new TimeSplitters, a new Painkiller, hell, just look at The Darkness, which is by the same team that did the last great, new, and genre-busting FPS, Escape from Butcher Bay